Leferd,
I'd say you failed at not being flippant.
I've already read Hero with a Thousand Faces, as well as The Power of Myth, The Hero's Journey, Myths to Live By, tMoG: Creative Mythology, tMoG: Oriental Mythology, and tMoG: Occidental Mythology. I've even watched the six hour interview with Bill Moyers.
My point was, however, that your argument for KotOR being a ' direct homage to the original trilogy' is based on elements that are part of most fantasy tales. Elements you admit are part of every hero's journey.